Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
U.S. Department of Education (campus-based; administered by college financial aid offices)
Apply any timeRenews each year
$100-$4,000 a year for undergraduates with exceptional financial need, at participating schools
- How much
- $100-$4,000 a year
- Who qualifies
- Exceptional financial need; must not have earned a bachelor's degree. School must participate in FSEOG.
- For students starting college, undergrads
- U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen
- Need-based: your FAFSA decides how much you get.
- When to apply
- Apply any time FAFSA-driven; each school sets its own deadline for campus-based funds, and money runs out, so file the FAFSA early
- How to apply
- Submit the FAFSA as early as possible
- Ask your school's financial aid office whether it offers FSEOG and its deadline
- What you'll need
- FAFSA only
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (studentaid.gov)
The details
Campus-based grant run by each participating school's financial aid office; not all schools participate. Schools award it to students with the most financial need. Each school gets a fixed amount of FSEOG money each year, and once it's gone no more awards are made, so apply early. Renewable each year you remain an eligible undergraduate and refile the FAFSA.
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